Bill Text: IL HR0457 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Bonnie (West) Noble of Peoria.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR0457 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HR0457-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Bonnie
Noble of Peoria, who passed away on September 9, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Bonnie Noble was born to Robert and Laura West in
River Forest on August 11, 1941; she attended Oak Park River
Forest High School; she graduated from the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science in
Recreation and Park Administration; she married the love of
her life, Kent Noble, in River Forest on April 25, 1964; in
1968, she and her husband moved to Peoria and had three
daughters, Cindy, Kristen, and Jamie; and
WHEREAS, In 1973, Bonnie Noble was the first woman elected
as a trustee of the Peoria Park District; over the next 43
years, she would continue to preside in a leadership capacity
for the park district; she served 19 years as a trustee and
board president and 24 years as the executive director; during
her tenure as executive director, the Peoria Park District
received the 1994, 2001, and 2010 National Gold Medal Awards
for excellence in park and recreation management and
accreditation as one of the first Illinois Distinguished Park
Districts; in 2004, she was inducted as a fellow into the
American Academy for Parks and Recreation, a national group

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limited to 125 practicing professionals; and
WHEREAS, Bonnie Noble's major accomplishments as executive
director were partnering with OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
to build the downtown RiverPlex Recreation and Wellness
Center, the development and completion of the Rock Island
Trail in 2013, including the Knoxville Avenue bridge, leading
efforts to establish the Peoria Playhouse Children's Museum,
and tripling the size of the Peoria Zoo by leading a capital
campaign in 2009; the Peoria Park District Board of Trustees
honored her "total commitment and dedication to the citizens
and employees of the Peoria Park District" by naming their new
administration offices the Bonnie W. Noble Center for Park
District Administration in 2013; and
WHEREAS, After her retirement in April of 2016, Bonnie
Noble received the Joseph Bannon Practitioner Award, the
Jaycees Good Government Award, the Peoria Area Chamber of
Commerce Athena Award, and the Ray A. Neumann Tri-County
Citizen of the Year Award, among others; she was also the
recipient of the Charles K. Brightbill Distinguished Alumni
Award, awarded annually by the Department of Recreation, Sport
and Tourism at the University of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Bonnie Noble's greatest accomplishment was the
positive impact the Peoria Park District has had on hundreds

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of thousands of people, the people she worked with every day
and the families and individuals that have enjoyed the
beautiful parks, golf courses, and facilities throughout
Peoria; and
WHEREAS, Bonnie Noble is survived by her husband of 57
years, Kent Noble; their daughters, Cindy (Shannon) Noble,
Kristen (Darin) LaHood, and Jamie (Dan) Hogan; her five
cherished grandsons, McKay, Lucas, and Theodore LaHood and
Maxwell and Thatcher Hogan; and her brother, Robert C. (David)
West; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we mourn the passing of Bonnie Noble and extend our sincere
condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Bonnie Noble as an expression of our
deepest sympathy and in gratitude for her service to her
county and community.